| CHAPTER 1 |
MEDICAL THREAT AND NUCLEAR,
BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL WARFARE |
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1-1. General
1-2. Medical Threat
1-3. Nuclear,
Biological, and Chemical Threat:The Health Services
Perspective |
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| CHAPTER 2 |
NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL
WEAPONS EFFECTS |
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2-1. General
2-2. Physical Effects
of Nuclear Weapons
2-3. Physiological
Effects of Nuclear Weapons
2-4. Biological
Effects of Thermal Radiation
2-5. Physiological
Effects of Ionizing Radiation
2-6. Effects of
Biological Weapons
2-7. Behavior of
Biological Weapons
2-8. Effects of
Chemical Weapons
2-9. Behavior of
Chemical Weapons
2-10. Characteristics
of Chemical Agents |
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| CHAPTER 3 |
COMMAND AND CONTROL |
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3-1. General
3-2. Survival of
Initial Effects
3-3. Management of
Residual Effects
3-4. Movement/Management
of Contaminated Facilities
3-5. Leadership on
the Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Battlefield
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| CHAPTER 4 |
MEDICAL ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR,
BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL WARFARE |
| SECTION I |
NUCLEAR |
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4-1. General
4-2. Management of
Nuclear Patients
4-3. Handling and
Managing Radioactively Contaminated |
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| SECTION II |
BIOLOGICAL |
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4-4. General
4-5. Management of
Biological Warfare Patients
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| SECTION 111 |
CHEMICAL |
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| CHAPTER 5 |
ECHELONS I AND II HEALTH SERVICE
SUPPORT |
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5-1. General
5-2. Medical Planning
Factors
5-3. Unit-Level
Health Service Support
5-4. Division-Level
Health Service Support
5-5. Actions Before a
Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical Attack
5-6. Actions During a
Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical Attack
5-7. Actions After a
Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical Attack
5-8. Logistical
Considerations
5-9. Personnel
Considerations
5-10. Disposition of
Treatment Elements
5-11. Civilian
Casualties
5-12. Nuclear
Environment
5-13. Medical Triage
5-14. Biological
Environment
5-15. Chemical
Environment
5-16. Operations in
Extreme Environments
5-17. Medical
Evacuation in a Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical
Environment |
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| CHAPTER 6 |
HOSPITALIZATION |
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6-1. General
6-2. Protection
6-3. Decontamination
6-4. Emergency
Services
6-5. General Medical
Services
6-6. Surgical
Services
6-7. Nursing Services
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| CHAPTER 7 |
OTHER HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT |
| SECTION I |
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE SERVICES |
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7-1. General
7-2. Disease
Incidence Following the Use of Nuclear Weapons
7-3. Preventive
Medicine Section
7-4. Environmental
Sanitation Detachment
7-5. Entomology
Detachment |
| SECTION II |
VETERINARY SERVICES |
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7-6. General
7-7. Food Protection
7-8. Animal Care
7-9. Food
Decontamination |
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| SECTION III |
LABORATORY SERVICES |
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7-10. General
7-11. Echelon II
7-12. Echelon III
7-13. Echelon IV
7-14. Zone of
Interior
7-15. Field Samples
7-16. Biological
Specimens |
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| SECTION IV |
DENTAL SERVICES |
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7-17. General
7-18. Mission in a
Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical Environment
7-19. Dental
Treatment Operations
7-20. Patient
Treatment Considerations
7-21. Patient
Protection
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| SECTION V |
COMBAT STRESS CONTROL |
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7-22. General
7-23. Leadership
Actions
7-24. Individual
Responsibilities
7-25. Mental Health
Personnel/Combat Stress Control Responsibilities
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| SECTION VI |
HEALTH SERVICE LOGISTICS |
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7-26. General
7-27. Protection of
Supplies in Storage
7-28. Protection of
Supplies During Shipment
7-29. Organizational
Maintenance
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| APPENDIX A |
GUIDELINES FOR HEALTH SERVICE
SUPPORT IN A NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL
ENVIRONMENT |
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A-1. General
A-2. Predeployment
A-3. Mobilization
A-4. Establishing a
Medical Treatment Facility
A-5. Operate a Medical
Treatment Facility Receiving Contaminated Patients
A-6. Preventive
Medicine Services
A-7. Veterinary
Services
A-8. Dental Services
A-9. Combat Stress
Control
A-10. Medical
Laboratory Services
A-11. Health Service
Logistics |
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| APPENDIX B |
FIELD EXPEDIENT PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS
AGAINST NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL ATTACK |
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B-1. General
B-2. Protection
Against Radiation
B-3. Expedient
Shelters Against Radiation
B-4. Expedient
Shelters Against Biological and Chemical Agents
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| APPENDIX C |
PATIENT DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES |
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C-1. Prepare
Patient Decontamination Chlorine Solutions
C-2. Decontaminate a
Chemical Agent Litter Patient
C-3. Decontaminate an
Ambulatory Chemical Agent Patient
C-4. Decontaminate
Biological Agent-Contaminated Patients
C-5. Decontaminate
Biological Agent-Contaminated Litter Patients
C-6. Decontaminate
Biological Agent-Contaminated Ambulatory Patients
C-7. Decontaminate
Nuclear-Contaminated Patients
C-8. Decontaminate a
Nuclear-Contaminated Litter Patient
C-9. Decontaminate a
Nuclear-Contaminated Ambulatory Patient |
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| APPENDIX D |
EMPLOYMENT OF CHEMICAL AND
BIOLOGICAL COLLECTIVE PROTECTION SHELTER SYSTEMS BY
MEDICAL UNITS |
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D-1. Types
of Collective Protection Shelter Systems
D-2. Battalion Aid
Station
D-3. Division Clearing
Station
D-4. Battalion Aid
Station in a Chemical Biological Protected Shelter
D-5. Division Clearing
Station in a Chemical Biological Protected Shelter
D-6. Collective
Protection in a Deployable Medical System-Equipped
Hospital
D-7. Hardening the
International Organization for Standardization
Shelter
D-8. Establish
Collective Protection Shelter with the M20E1
Simplified Collective Protection System
D-9. Patient
Decontamination
D-10. Entry and Exit
Guidelines
D-11. Decontamination
of Area Around Entrance
D-12. Procedures
Prior to Entry
D-13. Entry/Exit for
the Collective Protection Shelter System D-14. Resupply of
Protected Areas |
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| APPENDIX E |
DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF
CONTAMINATED WATER |
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E-1. General
E-2. Detection of
Contamination in Water
E-3. Procedures on
Discovery of Contamination in Water
E-4. Treatment of
Contaminated Water
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| APPENDIX F |
FOOD CONTAMINATION AND
DECONTAMINATION |
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F-1. General
F-2. Protection of
Food From Contamination
F-3. Nuclear
F-4. Biological
F-5. Chemical
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| APPENDIX G |
BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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G-1. General
G-2. Specimen
Collection, Preservation, and Transport
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| GLOSSARY |
Glossary-1 |
| REFERENCE |
References-1 |
| INDEX |
Index-1 |
DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release;
distribution is unlimited. This publication supersedes TC
8-12, 31 May 1983 and TM 8-215, 30 April 1969.